Acquisition
(0018,0060)
KVP
Keyword: KVP
Peak kilo-voltage output of the X-ray generator for the acquisition.
Tag Attributes
- Tag ID
- (0018,0060)
- Compact
- 00180060
- Keyword
- KVP
- VR
- DS — Decimal String
- VM
- 1
- Retired
- No
Module(s)
CT Image Module
Engineering Notes
Mandatory for radiation dose tracking and CT dose audits. Used by dose management software for DLP and SSDE calculations.
Troubleshooting
Missing KVP in dose structured reports causes rejection by dose registries (ACR Dose Index Registry, etc.).